***Official*** India and England in Australia ODI Tri-Series 2015

[Spikey]

warner started it anyway so **** him

 

[vic_orthdox]

I think it's reasonable to say that Rohit speaking Hindi to Warner was unlikely. Possible, but unlikely.

If Rohit was out in the field and making a joke about Warner for his teammates benefit then yeah it's highly likely, but if he's making a point and talking to him directly with no audience other than perhaps the batsman at the other end, I don't see why he'd talk in Hindi.

Trust me, it happens.

 

[hendrix]

"I won't back down," Warner told Sky Sports Radio.

"We [Australian cricket team] play hard, aggressive cricket but we know what comes with it, sometimes you are going to get fined.

"We've just got to keep trying not to cross that line, because we're all about playing cricket the right way."

The guy is legitimately brain-dead.

Just saying repeatedly "there's a line that we don't cross" doesn't define that line nor prove that you haven't crossed it. It's complete empty words. Complete moron.

 

[vic_orthdox]

The guy is legitimately brain-dead.

Just saying repeatedly "there's a line that we don't cross" doesn't define that line nor prove that you haven't crossed it. It's complete empty words. Complete moron.

Oh absolutely. And it wouldn't surprise me in the least if Rohit said every word in English, and Warner then said "Speak English". Frankly, nothing would surprise me with him.

But it's delusion to think that there's not sledging done deliberately in the "local" language on the field, maybe with a few choice English words thrown in here and there,

 

[Antihippy]

Warner is too good a player to have to resort to below the belt tactics he is using. Why can't he just let his bat do the talking?

Because he's an idiot.

It's not that hard to understand.

 

[Jono]

david warner being a complete pillock is news to no one, but the handwringing over this is getting to permanent eyeroll levels, especially with this idiotic fiction that we're on the verge of a fistfight.

Why exactly is it an idiotic fiction?

 

[brockley]

He's been fined CA website.
Warner also said what Rohit had said in English and he said it was unrepeatable.

 

[Spikey]

As in he couldn't pronounce it.

 

[hendrix]

In the case of Warner, the coach, the captain or the selector just need to give him a direct order to STFU. The guy is so dumb that the idea of a line and where you cross it is not intelligible to him and he'll never get it right.

It's simply not an excuse to say "I don't back down". Backing down is exactly what is needed. These things are never solely instigated by one person. Backing down is what adults do in this situation.

 

[brockley]

Hendrix to be honest both sides been sledging eachother equally,yes Warner may have crossed the line,but if i was insulted in another language,it may **** me off somewhat.Even tho i did it somewhat it was meant in jest,i don't think Rohit meant it in jest,from the shot i didn't see either laughing.

 

[Jono]

Hendrix to be honest both sides been sledging eachother equally,yes Warner may have crossed the line,but if i was insulted in another language,it may Piss me off somewhat.Even tho i did it somewhat it was meant in jest,i don't think Rohit meant it in jest,from the shot i didn't see either laughing.

To be fair, I wouldn't laugh too if someone accused me of breaching unwritten cricket rules / spirit of cricket when I didn't.

 

[Burgey]

Oh absolutely. And it wouldn't surprise me in the least if Rohit said every word in English, and Warner then said "Speak English". Frankly, nothing would surprise me with him.

But it's delusion to think that there's not sledging done deliberately in the "local" language on the field, maybe with a few choice English words thrown in here and there,

This

 

[hendrix]

Hendrix to be honest both sides been sledging eachother equally,yes Warner may have crossed the line,but if i was insulted in another language,it may **** me off somewhat.Even tho i did it somewhat it was meant in jest,i don't think Rohit meant it in jest,from the shot i didn't see either laughing.

Neither Warner nor Maxwell bothered to use their eyes before they started to hurl abuse at Rohit. Even if it had rebounded off him (which it didn't) he's still entitled to take the overthrow.
If they're (unjustifiably) "disappointed"* in his behaviour then that's their problem. It doesn't improve the situation to yell crap at him.
And yet there's this line, still yet to be defined, which he claims to want not to cross.
Gimme a break; he has no idea what this line is and the more he talks about it the less he considers the basic human concept loosely defined as "don't be a ****".

And yeah this doesn't mean that Rohit abusing him (did he actually say something offensive? all we have is Warner's word) should be excused either. It's just his whole attitude is idiotic and it clearly hasn't been drilled into him that his behaviour is unacceptable.

All it takes is for the captain to tell him to STFU or get out.

*And the response when you're disappointed in someone's behaviour is not to hurl abuse at them.

 

[hendrix]

Oh absolutely. And it wouldn't surprise me in the least if Rohit said every word in English, and Warner then said "Speak English". Frankly, nothing would surprise me with him.

But it's delusion to think that there's not sledging done deliberately in the "local" language on the field, maybe with a few choice English words thrown in here and there,

yes I agree, I just think in this specific situation it seems unlikely, given that Rohit was talking directly to him.

We'll probably never know.

 

[Burgey]

Reckon?

Who's your pick then?

NZ, SA or Pakistan.

I still think Australia's batting is too prone to the splutters, and I really think India's bowlers will struggle here. I know they're two of the favoured teams, and deserve to be. Just got a feeling neither will win it.

 

[honestbharani]

Nah, the logic is that the player is a cowardly **** who doesn't have the stones to sledge someone in a language they can understand.

As opposed to the cowardly ****s who have to resort to sledging to get someone to play poorly than actual cricketing skills?

 

[vic_orthdox]

As opposed to the cowardly ****s who have to resort to sledging to get someone to play poorly than actual cricketing skills?

Your mental space is half of your "cricketing skills" anyway.

 

[hendrix]

Your mental space is half of your "cricketing skills" anyway.

The idea of the pitch as a cauldron-like environment for batsmen in which your mental strength is tested by things other than your cricketing ability is not unanimously accepted. I'm not saying I have a problem with it, but for a lot of people the ability to cope with sledging is not considered part of your mental and/or cricketing ability.

 

[Niall]

NZ, SA or Pakistan.

I still think Australia's batting is too prone to the splutters, and I really think India's bowlers will struggle here. I know they're two of the favoured teams, and deserve to be. Just got a feeling neither will win it.

How on earth are Pakistan going to win the World Cup? They haven't won an ODI series in nearly 2 years. Younis is a disgrace to the format, Misbah is averaging 18 in the last 2 years, Hafeez is a failure outside the SC, Umar Akmal is unpredictable, and its not as if Safaraz, Hafeez or Maqsood have done much outside the SC. Hafeez still hasn't even been cleared either.

Its Australia's to lose, they don't seem to have any major weakness really.

 

[Jono]

How on earth are Pakistan going to win the World Cup?

Because they're Pakistan. They can lose to Zimbabwe at this World Cup, and they can win it. At the end of the day they only need to really win 3 games in a row.